Welcome to a new edition of our software testing and QA bulletin focusing on the latest software news. This week we feature stories on Microsoft update their bug bounty programme, how the iphone software was created and more.
Hacks UK Health Service From North Korea
“It seems to tie back to the same code-base and the same authors. The code-overlaps are significant.”
It seems the Wannacry hack that spread across public systems across Europe last month came from North Korea. In a statement Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) stated they believed the attack originated in North Korea.
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Edge Testing Solution Achieves High Growth
The Birmingham based Edge Testing Solutions has reported the company is ahead of its three year plan. The software testing company provides low-cost, on-demand testing service supplied within the UK and serves mainly the financial, retail and public sector.
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Edge Browser Permanent Part of Microsoft Bug Bounty Programme
“Microsoft paid over $200,000 to security researchers since August 2016, receiving all sorts of vulnerabilities, and not just the RCEs it was interested in.”
Microsoft has made Edge a permanent part of its bug bounty programme. Previously Edge was a temporary part of the programme at the launch of Windows 10 and from 2016-2017 but as Microsoft push Edge over Internet Explore it seems that the browser has found a permanent home on the bug bounty list.
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How the iPhone Software Was Created
“We were dealing with a project that was impossible or next to impossible, so we needed people who were going to be able to survive that”
A fascinating story on the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone looks back at how the team was assembled to build and test the software that would become iOS.
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